R.F. Kuang

1828. El Instituto Real de Traducción de Oxford, también conocido como Babel, es la institución mágica más importante del mundo. La magia con plata capaz de revelar significados ocultos perdidos en la traduccion que alli se practica le ha otorgado al Imperio britanico un poder sin parangon.Para Robin, un huerfano cantones que ha terminado siendo alumno en Babel, se ha dado cuenta de que servir a Babel significa traicionar a su pais de origen. Y, a medida que sus estudios progresan, se ve atrapado entre babel y la misteriosa Sociedad de Hermes, una organizacion dedicada a impedir la expansion imperial. Cuando Gran Bretaña trate de iniciar una injusta guerra con China motivada por el opio y a plata, Robin debera decidir si la unica forma de lograr un cambio real es la violencia.

- A medio camino entre el Infierno de Dante y Piranesi de Susanna Clarke, esta nueva novela de fantasía dark academia de R. F. Kuang, la autora superventas número 1 de Babel y Amarilla, nos presenta

- A medio camino entre el Infierno de Dante y Piranesi de Susanna Clarke, esta nueva novela de fantasía dark academia de R. F. Kuang, la autora superventas número 1 de Babel y Amarilla, nos presenta

El esperadísimo final de la aclamada y galardonada saga La Guerra de la Amapola combina de un modo devastador la historia de China con un fantástico mundo de dioses y monstruos. Tras la brutal guerr

La guerra de la amapola, finalista de los prestigiosos premios Hugo, Nebula y World Fantasy,es una de las mejores novelas de fantasía de la historia según la revista Time. Escrita por R. F. Kuang, la autora superventas numero 1 del New York Times de Babel, la saga La guerra de la amapola ha vendido los derechos para su adaptacion audiovisual a serie de television.Que Rin superase el Keju (una prueba para encontrar a los jovenes con mas talento del imperio) sorprendio a todo el mundo: a los oficiales que realizaron la prueba, que no podian creer que una huerfana de la Provincia del Gallo pudiera superarla sin hacer trampas; a los tutores de Rin, que pensaban que podrian casarla y seguir con sus labores delictivas; y a la propia Rin, que se dio cuenta de que al fin se habia librado de la servidumbre y la desesperacion que marcaban su dia a dia. Pero que entrara en Sinegard, la academia militar mas elitista de Nikan, fue aun mas sorprendente.Sin embargo, las sorpresas no siempre son buenas.Porque una sencilla muchacha de piel oscura del sur no lo tiene facil en Sinegard. Sus compañeros le hacen la vida imposible por su color, su pobreza y su genero. Pero Rin descubre que posee un poder letal y extraordinario: una aptitud para el casi mitico arte del chamanismo.Por ahora el imperio Nikara esta en paz, pero la Federacion de Mugen aun acecha al otro lado del mar. La Federacion se valio de sus avances militares para ocupar Nikan durante decadas tras la primera Guerra de la Amapola, y aun se notan los estragos de la segunda. Mientras algunas personas tratan de seguir con sus vidas, unas pocas son conscientes de que la tercera Guerra de la Amapola esta proximaLos poderes chamanicos de Rin podrian ser la unica forma de salvar a su gente. Pero a medida que va sabiendo mas acerca del dios que la ha elegido, el vengativo Fenix, Rin teme que ganar la guerra se lleve por delante su humanidad y puede que ya sea demasiado tarde.

EL LADO OSCURO DEL MUNDILLO LITERARIO. Athena Liu es una escritora famosa y June Hayward es una escritora a la que no conocen ni en su casa. Cuando Athena muere de forma tan inesperada como extraña, June le roba su ultimo manuscrito. Y no solo eso: lo publica como si fuera obra suya. Sin embargo, hay evidencias que amenazan con poner en peligro el exito que June ha conseguido de manera tan (por decirlo finamente) cuestionable. Y es entonces cuando descubre hasta donde esta dispuesta a llegar para conservar la vida que ella cree que merece. CON ESTA EMOCIONANTE Y AFILADISIMA NOVELA, REBECCA F. KUANG, LA AUTORA SUPERVENTAS NUMERO 1 DEL NEW YORK TIMES, LOGRA QUE , NOS PREGUNTEMOS: ¿Y SI, ANTE EL EXITO, TODOS SOMOS BUITRES?

La guerra ha acabado. Y una nueva guerra acaba de empezar. Tres veces a lo largo de su historia, Nikan ha luchado por su supervivencia en las sangrientas Guerras de la Amapola. Aunque la tercera acaba de terminar, Rin no puede olvidar la atrocidad que cometio para salvar a su pueblo. Ahora esta tratando de librarse de su culpa, de su adiccion al opio y de las ordenes asesinas del ardiente Fenix, el dios vengativo que ha bendecido a Rin con su temible poder. Aunque no quiere seguir viviendo, se niega a morir hasta vengarse de la Emperatriz, que traiciono a la que fue la tierra natal de Rin. Su unica esperanza es unir fuerzas con el poderoso jefe militar del Dragon, que planea conquistar Nikan, derrocar a la Emperatriz y crear una nueva republica. Pero ni la Emperatriz ni el jefe militar del Dragon son lo que parecen. Cuantas mas atrocidades presencia Rin, mas teme que su amor por Nikan la obligue a usar el apocaliptico poder del Fenix una vez mas. Porque Rin esta dispuesta a sacrificar lo que haga falta para salvar a su pais y para conseguir su venganza.

Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of The Poppy War Absolutely phenomenal. One of the most brilliant, razor-sharp books I've had the pleasure of reading that isn't just an alternative fantastical history, but an interrogative one; one that grabs colonial history and the Industrial Revolution, turns it over, and shakes it out. -- Shannon Chakraborty, bestselling author of The City of BrassFrom award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire.Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day hell enroll in Oxford Universitys prestigious Royal Institute of Translationalso known as Babel.

THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES AND #1 NYT BESTSELLEROne for Philip Pullman fansTHE TIMESThis one is an automatic buyGLAMOURAmbitious, sweeping and epicEVENING STANDARDRazor-sharpDAILY MAILAn ingenious fantasy about empireGUARDIANTraduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.Oxford, 1836.The city of dreaming spires.It is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the world.And at its centre is Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation. The tower from which all the power of the Empire flows.Orphaned in Canton and brought to England by a mysterious guardian, Babel seemed like paradise to Robin Swift.Until it became a prisonBut can a student stand against an empire?An incendiary new novel from award-winning author R.F. Kuang about the power of language, the violence of colonialism, and the sacrifices of resistance.

The exciting end to The Poppy War trilogy, R.F. Kuang's acclaimed, award-winning epic fantasy that combines the history of 20th-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters, to devastating, enthralling effect. After saving her nation of Nikan from foreign invaders and battling the evil Empress Su Daji in a brutal civil war, Fang Runin was betrayed by allies and left for dead.Despite her losses, Rin hasn't given up on those for whom she has sacrificed so much - the people of the southern provinces and especially Tikany, the village that is her home. Returning to her roots, Rin meets difficult challenges - and unexpected opportunities. While her new allies in the Southern Coalition leadership are sly and untrustworthy, Rin quickly realizes that the real power in Nikan lies with the millions of common people who thirst for vengeance and revere her as a goddess of salvation.Backed by the masses and her Southern Army, Rin will use every weapon to defeat the Dragon Republic, the colonizing Hesperians, and all who threaten the shamanic arts and their practitioners. As her power and influence grows, will she be strong enough to resist the Phoenix's voice, urging her to burn the world and everything in it?

Un acte de traduction est toujours un acte de trahison.1828. Un jeune orphelin chinois est recueilli à Canton par un professeur et conduit à Londres. Rebaptisé Robin Swift, le jeune garçon consacre s

THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES AND #1 NYT BESTSELLEROne for Philip Pullman fansTHE TIMESAn ingenious fantasy about empireGUARDIANFans of THE SECRET HISTORY, this one is an automatic buyGLAMOURAmbitious, sweeping and epicEVENING STANDARDTraduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.Oxford, 1836.The city of dreaming spires.It is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the world.And at its centre is Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation. The tower from which all the power of the Empire flows.Orphaned in Canton and brought to England by a mysterious guardian, Babel seemed like paradise to Robin Swift.

Cest une histoire magistrale racontée par la mauvaise personne. June Hayward et Athena Liu ont étudié ensemble à Yale, ont déménagé à Washingto

Short stories have to accomplish a nearly impossible magic trick: to introduce a world often much stranger than our own and make you care about it in a matter of pages, writes R. F. Kuang in her introduction. The most important part of this magic trick is just a willingness to get weird. The stories in The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023 are brimming with bizarre and otherworldly premises. Women cant lie or fall in love. Fathers feed their children ghost preserves. Souls chase one another through animal incarnations. Yet these stories are grounded deeply in our reality. Out of these stories weirdness emerges the cruelty of border enforcement, the horror of legislation restricting reproductive freedom, the frightening pace of AI. The result is a stunning, immersive, intensely felt experience, showing us less of what the world is, and more of what it could be.The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023 includes Nathan Ballingrud KT Bryski Isabel Cañas Maria Dong Kim Fu Theodora Goss Alix E. Harrow S. L. Huang Stephen Graham Jones Shingai Njeri Kagunda Isabel J. Kim Samantha Mills MKRNYILGLD Malka Older Susan Palwick Linda Raquel Nieves Perez Sofia Samatar Kristina Ten Catherynne M. Valente Chris Willrich

From R.F. Kuang, the acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author of Katabasis and Yellowface, comes a wryly humorous and profoundly moving coming-of-age novel that grapples with grief, language, and culture shockall set against the backdrop of an unforgettable summer in Taipei.College freshman Lily Chen is off to spend the summer in Taipei at an intensive language program like so many Chinese American students before her, hoping to connect with the culture she inherited but never fully understood. But a promising start quickly unravels. Her classes are grueling, her roommate is driving her insane, and a reckless trip to the hot springs with a guy she barely knows soon has her classmates viciously gossiping. She feels adrift, a foreigner in a country she thought would feel like home.Then shocking news arrives: Lilys grandfather has passed away. The loss forces her to grapple with now-unanswerable questions about her family history. As Lily grieves, shes drawn into a journey of self-discoverypiecing together memories, stories, and silences over a series of hilarious and devastating attempts at connection.Taipei Story asks: What if the diaspora fantasy of homecoming never comes true? What if learning a language cant bring you any closer to the people youre trying to reach? What if you search for your familys history, but your family doesnt want to share? What if you wait too long to ask the right questions? As Lily struggles for answers, her summer becomes a poignant search for understandingof herself, her family, and the meaning of home.

“La Segunda Guerra de las Amapolas ha dejado Nikan desolada. Rin, huérfana de guerra, vive con los Fang que la fuerzan a trabajar en el negocio familiar. Su único posible futuro es un matrimonio conc

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface comes an all-new, fully illustrated, collectors edition of R. F. Kuangs epic military fantasy debut novel, The Poppy War. Considered one of Time Magazines 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time, the story of orphaned Rins rise to power gets a fresh look with black-and-white interior art by JungShan throughout.When Rin aced the Kejuthe Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academiesit was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldnt believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rins guardians, who believed theyd finally be able to marry her off and further their criminal enterprise; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free of the servitude and despair that had made up her daily existence. That she got into Sinegardthe most elite military school in Nikanwas even more surprising.But surprises arent always good.Because being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the south is not an easy thing at Sinegard. Targeted from the outset by rival classmates for her color, poverty, and gender in this brutal magic school, Rin discovers she possesses a lethal, unearthly poweran aptitude for the nearly mythical art of shamanism. Exploring the depths of her gift with the help of a seemingly insane teacher and psychoactive substances, Rin learns that gods long thought dead are very much aliveand that mastering control over those powers could mean more than just surviving school.For while the Nikara Empire is at peace, the Federation of Mugen still lurks across a narrow sea. The militarily advanced Federation occupied Nikan for decades after the First Poppy War, and only barely lost the continent in the Second. And while most of the people are complacent to go about their lives, a few are aware that a Third Poppy War is just a spark away . . .Rins shamanic powers may be the only way to save her people. But as this powerful antiheroine finds out more about the god that has chosen her, the vengeful Phoenix, she fears that winning the war may cost her humanity . . . and that it may already be too late.

THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES AND #1 NYT BESTSELLER One for Philip Pullman fansTHE TIMES This one is an automatic buyGLAMOUR Ambitious, sweeping and epicEVENING STANDARD Razor-sharpDAILY MAIL An ingenious fantasy about empireGUARDIANLiterary super-stardom doesnt seem too far out of her reach now THE HERALD Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.Oxford, 1836. The city of dreaming spires. It is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the world. And at its centre is Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation. The tower from which all the power of the Empire flows. Orphaned in Canton and brought to England by a mysterious guardian, Babel seemed like paradise to Robin Swift. Until it became a prison But can a student stand against an empire? An incendiary new novel from award-winning author R.F. Kuang about the power of language, the violence of colonialism, and the sacrifices of resistance. A masterpiece that resonates with power and knowledge. BABEL is a stark picture of the cruelty of empire, a distillation of dark academia, and a riveting blend of fantasy and historical fiction a monumental achievement Samantha Shannon, author of THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREER.F. Kuangs book Babel was a New York Times bestseller w/c 11-09-2022.

The searing follow-up to 2018s most celebrated fantasy debut THE POPPY WAR. Rin is on the run Haunted by the atrocity she committed to save her people, addicted to opium, and driven by the murderous commands of Phoenix, the vengeful god who has blessed Rin with her fearsome power. Rins only reason for living is to get revenge on the traitorous Empress who sold her homeland, Nikan, to her enemies. With no other options, Rin joins forces with the powerful Dragon Warlord, who has a plan to conquer Nikan, unseat the Empress, and create a new Republic. She throws herself into his war. After all, making war is all she knows how to do

Winner of the Reddit Fantasy Award for Best Debut 2018The best fantasy debut of 2018 WIRED A brilliantly imaginative epic fantasy debut, inspired by the bloody history of Chinas twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic. When Rin aced the Keju the test to find the most talented students in the Empire it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldnt believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rins guardians, who had hoped to get rich by marrying her off; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free from a life of servitude. That she got into Sinegard the most elite military school in Nikan was even more surprising. But surprises arent always good. Because being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the south is not an easy thing at Sinegard. Fighting the prejudice of rival classmates, Rin discovers that she possesses a lethal, unearthly power an aptitude for the nearly-mythical art of shamanism. Exploring the depths of her gift with the help of psychoactive substances and a seemingly insane teacher, Rin learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive and that mastering these powers could mean more than just surviving school. For while the Nikara Empire is at peace, the Federation of Mugen still lurks across a narrow sea. The Federation occupied Nikan for decades after the First Poppy War, and only barely lost the continent in the Second. And while most people calmly go about their lives, a few are aware that a Third Poppy War is just a spark away